Extinction Is One Method of Eliminating Undesirable Conditioned Responses, but There

question 48

Multiple Choice

Extinction is one method of eliminating undesirable conditioned responses, but there are several problems associated with its use. Which one is not a problem encountered in using extinction?

• A) Some responses extinguish slowly, if at all.
• B) Extinguished responses may reappear through spontaneous recovery.
• C) Extinction often occurs too quickly to be controlled.
• D) Organisms tend to stay away from stimuli they have learned to fear, thus preventing their exposure to the conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus.

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Definitions:

Amino Acid Sequence

The amino acid sequence is the order in which amino acids are linked together via peptide bonds to form a protein.

Synthesizes Proteins

The process by which cells build proteins from amino acids based on the instructions encoded in genes.

Ribosome

A cellular structure that synthesizes proteins by translating mRNA into amino acid sequences.

Hydrogen Binding

Hydrogen bonding is a type of weak chemical bond that is usually intermolecular, occurring when a hydrogen atom covalently bound to a highly electronegative atom such as N, O, or F experiences attraction to another electronegative atom.